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title: Terms and Licenses
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npm, Inc. offers software and services under a few different licenses and terms of use.

## Software from npm

License terms and notices for the `npm` command-line program can be found in the LICENSE file of the project's source code at [https://www.github.com/npm/cli](https://www.github.com/npm/cli).

## Free to use npm services

Free usage of [https://www.npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com), and the npm public registry are covered by the npm Open Source Terms at [https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/open-source-terms](https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/open-source-terms). These terms include several important policies, including:

- What npm considers [acceptable package content][acceptable-use].

- npm's [Code of Conduct][conduct], which includes our policy on harassment.

- npm's [Privacy Policy][privacy], which limits use and sharing of information about you collected by npm Services.

- npm's policy on [copyright][dmca] including how to report violations thereof.

- npm's [Dispute Policy][disputes] which addresses how to resolve disputes over the control of a package name, user name, or organization name in the Public Registry. This includes our policy on users "squatting" on these names.

- Use of npm's trademarks is governed by our [Trademark Policy][trademark]. If you have concerns about your own trademark's use on npm please see our [Disputes Policy][disputes-trademark].

## Paid npm services

npm's paid products, including the npm Solo and Orgs plans, are covered by the npm Paid Services Terms at [https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/private-terms](https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/private-terms).

The [npm Solo Payment Plan][solo-plan] and the [npm Orgs Payment Plan][orgs-plan] govern payment for these services.

[acceptable-use]: /policies/open-source-terms#acceptable-use
[privacy]: /policies/privacy
[dmca]: /policies/dmca
[disputes]: /policies/disputes
[trademark]: /policies/trademark
[disputes-trademark]: /policies/disputes#trademarks
[conduct]: /policies/conduct
[orgs-plan]: /policies/orgs-plan
[solo-plan]: /policies/solo-plan
